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- NHL broadcasting legend Bob McKenzie retires from TSN after 25 years</p>
<p>Kevin Skiver, USA TODAY NETWORKJuly 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM</p>
<p>Bob McKenzie was breaking NHL news to the 11th hour of his broadcasting career, a consummate professional.</p>
<p>Indeed, at 4:10 p.m. ET on July 1, he was posting on X (formerly known as Twitter) about Justin Danfourth being signed by the Buffalo Sabres. At 4:38 p.m. ET, he was posting about his total retirement from sports broadcasting and TSN, a stark contrast to his bio on X as "Washed up Hockey Insider."</p>
<p>McKenzie, who will turn 69 in August, has been one of hockey's eminent voices since he began appearing on TSN in the mid-1980s. He wrote that while he has been semi-retired for the past five years, it's time to officially call it quits from the broadcasting game.</p>
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<p>TSN, for those unfamiliar, refers to "The Sports Network," one of Canada's leading distributors of sports alongside Sportsnet. McKenzie worked for TSN full-time from 2000, but he was appearing on the network since, as he writes, 1986-87.</p>
<p>Reactions to Bob McKenzie retirement</p>
<p>While McKenzie is ubiquitous with hockey, Canadian sports fans as a whole would recognize his voice, if not his face. As such, plenty of fans had reactions to losing one of the great voices of the sport.</p>
<p>Bob McKenzie is the absolute 🐐. Gonna be weird to not have him around - but he's more than earned all the Margaritas coming his way. What a classy send off for @TSNBobMcKenzie by the TSN crew. Hard to not get a bit emotional while watching this. pic.twitter.com/2rrfIqcWQ2</p>
<p>— SENS TALK (@senstalk_) July 1, 2025</p>
<p>The last trade ever to be broken by the legendary Bob McKenzie is Marner to Vegas.McKenzie is the best to ever do it. https://ift.tt/rTkFH4I>
<p>— Jack Manning (@NHLJackManning) July 1, 2025</p>
<p>The tribute to Bob McKenzie at the head of Free Agent Frenzy was wonderfully and emotionally done. No one has done more for hockey coverage - across so many venues in so many ways - than Bob. All the best in retirement, legend.</p>
<p>— Steve Simmons (@simmonssteve) July 1, 2025</p>
<p>"All I wanted to be was a hockey writer"When @TheHockeyNews brought me on board as a freelancer, the mere fact I was writing for a magazine Bob McKenzie essentially ran once upon a time was an honour. Bob set a ton of standards. All the best in retirement, @TSNBobMcKenzie https://ift.tt/rkaKPJV>
<p>— Will MacLaren (@willmacwriter) July 1, 2025</p>
<p>When you see Bob McKenzie's career laid out, it's stunning. He's seen the sport grow from 18 teams to 32, representing the game perfectly as a reporter, documenting the world of hockey better than anyone before, & very possibly anyone after. To a happy retirement, @TSNBobMcKenzie</p>
<p>— All About the Jersey (@AATJerseyBlog) July 1, 2025</p>
<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NHL broadcasting legend Bob McKenzie retires from TSN after 25 years</p>
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